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WOMEN ABUSED IN THE CHURCH: THE GAG ORDER HAS BEEN LIFTED! • Your marriage vows do not include abuse in any form! • You don't have to endure horrific acts of brutality in order to please God! • You silence gives consent and approval to the abusive actions of your spouse. S.E.C.R.E.T.S. Of the First Ladies, Volume II, the second release in a highly anticipated, controversial three-part, tell-all series, chronicles the heart-felt experiences of the second half of 21 courageous women. Volume II gives voice to women who believed their experiences could never be revealed and provides a platform for them to be heard. These courageous First Ladies tell how their husbands, leaders in both the church and community, are involved in: adultery, incest, gambling, homosexuality, alcoholism/drug use, mental cruelty, pornography use/addiction, pedophilia, and physical abuse. The church has historically been a dominant source of strength and hope for communities across the nation. What course of action do you take when this once stable source isn't strong or healthy? What do you do when the very institution that has supported and bolstered our community has an aggressive cancer? As is the case in the medical field, invasive surgery now becomes necessary. The church is ill and has a raging cancer, which has been metastasizing for years. When your husband is a prominent member of the church or society, and is engaging in heinous acts of abuse, to whom can you speak about your experience and suffering? First Ladies perceive this answer to be "no one." As a result they are suffering greatly in silence due to misguided, although well intentioned, childhood and cultural teachings and attitudes. For this and many other reasons, an intervention is desperately needed and an inner healing is paramount. This cancerous abuse has weakened our church and left its members prey to leaders who pillage for personal gain and to satisfy their own lascivious desires. The S.E.C.R.E.TS. series is therapeutic for First Ladies, their spouses, their congregations, their families, and their friends. Volume II challenges real men and women everywhere to stand up and renounce the behavior of these abusers who have used their power and influence to prey on the trusting members of their congregation for personal and immoral gain!

I don't like the style Pastor Shirley writes in

This is a shocking, horrific account of women who have had to keep terrible secrets about their husbands. The stories are so awful that it is hard to imagine they are true, and the author, Pastor Shirley, obviously has a lot of pent up anger that she needs to release. The book is quite religious and also has a feminist, which I personally hate. Although the story is very interesting to read, the way it is written totally ruins it for me.